Gold-Mining Boomtown People of White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory |
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| Author:
| Haldane, Roberta Key |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4417-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The town of White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, was born in 1879 when prospectors discovered gold at nearby Baxter Mountain. In
Gold-Mining Boomtown, Roberta Key Haldane offers an intimate portrait of the southeastern New Mexico community by profiling more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its heyday. The White Oaks that Haldane uncovers--and depicts with lively prose and more than 250 photographs--is a microcosm of the Old West in its...
More DescriptionThe town of White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, was born in 1879 when prospectors discovered gold at nearby Baxter Mountain. In Gold-Mining Boomtown, Roberta Key Haldane offers an intimate portrait of the southeastern New Mexico community by profiling more than forty families and individuals who made their homes there during its heyday. The White Oaks that Haldane uncovers--and depicts with lively prose and more than 250 photographs--is a microcosm of the Old West in its diversity and evolution from mining camp to thriving burg to the near-ghost town it is today. Anyone interested in the history of the Southwest will enjoy this richly detailed account.